Box Score ROME, Ga. - After three consecutive days of hard matches and a long away weekend playing Sewanee and Centre College, the Berry men were excited for their last home match vs. East Texas Baptist University.

The opponents came ready to play and it showed in doubles, with first doubles Noah Koch / Leo Nedkov losing 2-6 and second doubles Aiden Benoualid / Jake Chapman losing 4-6. Third doubles Jace Goode / Bohdan Higley were able to stay close to their opponents but one late break of serve decided the match with a 3-6 loss.

Singles began with Noah Koch at first singles accelerating the pace of play and winning in a dominant fashion, 6-3 6-2. Jake Chapman at second was not to be outdone, and finished strong with a 6-4 6-1 victory. Aiden Benoualid at fourth and Bohdan Higley at fifth lost 2-6 3-6 and 1-6 3-6, respectively, against tough opponents who made few mistakes and never stepped off the accelerator. Ethan Ellison substituted in for Jace Goode at sixth singles, and stayed close to his opponent throughout the match in a 4-6 2-6 loss. Leo Nedkov's match at third singles was the last to finish as it went down to the wire, and with the team behind his back, he prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.


1. Leo Nedkov and Noah Koch fell to Max Karseno and Sam Black 6-2
2. Jake Chapman and Aiden Benoualid fell to Brylee White and Slade Austin 6-4
3. Bohdan Higley and Jace Goode fell to Fredrik Friberg and Baptiste Berthier 6-3


1. Noah Koch defeated Sam Black 2-6, 3-6
2. Jake Chapman defeated Brylee White 4-6, 1-6
3. Leo Nedkov defeated Jaco Snymon 6-3, 4-6, 3-6
4. Aiden Benoualid fell to Baptiste Berthier 6-2, 6-3
5.Bohdan Higley fell to Max Karseno 6-1, 6-3
6. Ethan Ellison fell to Slad Austin 6-4, 6-2

Despite a narrow 3-4 loss, Berry College had a great showing and will be ready to travel to the SAA Conference Tournament beginning April 25^th at Little Rock, Arkansas.